NEW DELHI: India tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile called K-4, which is designed to hit targets 3,500-km away, from the nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday.There was no official word from the defence ministry on the missile test conducted off the coast of Visakhapatnam from the 6,000-tonne INS Arighaat, which…
BENGALURU: Police in Bengaluru say the killing of a 39-year-old bank manager by her estranged husband was planned several months in advance.The accused, a 40-year-old software engineer identified as Balamurugan, is alleged to have procured an illegal pistol months before the attack and carried a knife as a backup to ensure the murder was carried…
Krishnagiri: Now that the state govt has commenced the process to acquire 2,980 acres in Hosur and Shoolagiri taluks for the proposed international airport in the district, framers from 12 villages in these two taluks are planning to meet chief minister M K Stalin to convey their opposition to the project.The farmers said the Airport…
UDAIPUR: A manager at a private IT company alleged that she was gang-raped by her company’s CEO and an executive head’s husband in a moving car, the city police said Wednesday. The manager alleged that the woman executive head was also present in the vehicle when the gang-rape and molestation occurred. All three accused were…
Shimla doctor who thrashed patient sacked: Govt finds act ‘unbecoming of a public servant’ SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh govt on Wednesday terminated the services of Dr Raghav Nirula, a senior resident doctor in the department of pulmonary medicine at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla, for assaulting a patient on Dec 22.The action was taken…
Bareilly: To counter the spread of online misinformation, disinformation and rumours, police in Bareilly zone take help of over 82,000 digital volunteers who disseminate accurate and verified information and spread awareness. These volunteers are akin to peace committees, comprising influential citizens, that help police in maintaining harmony and law and order in society.On Wednesday, Bareilly…
SURAT: A 57-year-old man living in a high-rise residential tower in Surat had a narrow escape after he accidentally slipped from window of his 10th floor apartment and got trapped in window grill on 8th floor on Thursday morning. He was rescued by a team of firefighters from Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES).The incident…
Lawmaker pushes Alabama schools to honour military and trade pathways alongside athletic signings. (Getty Images) An Alabama lawmaker has filed legislation that would require public high schools participating in national signing programmes to host formal signing days for military enlistment and trade school students alongside athletic commitments.Rep. Chad Robertson, a Republican from Heflin, is sponsoring…
Speculation was rife after reports claimed that Ranveer Singh had walked out of Farhan Akhtar’s ambitious action franchise ‘Don 3’, with many suggesting that the actor’s decision came on the back of the success of ‘Dhurandhar’. However, a fresh update has now dismissed these rumours, stating that the claims are far from accurate. According to…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman landed at the Sylhet airport in Dhaka on Thursday, ending more than 17 years of self-exile in the UK. His return ends a prolonged period abroad that began in 2008, when he left Bangladesh for medical treatment amid heightened legal and political pressures at home.Rahman, the elder son…
